Wayne
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Post by Wayne on Jul 31, 2004 4:45:06 GMT -7
1) Name all the Grumman planes named after birds.
Bonus: What was the second demand made by The Knights who say "Ni"
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Post by Britbrat on Jul 31, 2004 5:17:56 GMT -7
We demand a shrubbery?  |
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Post by jetmex on Jul 31, 2004 7:58:53 GMT -7
1) Widgeon and Goose........
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Wayne
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Post by Wayne on Jul 31, 2004 8:20:18 GMT -7
Britbrat...that was the first demand...
Jaime...there are lots more..
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Post by jetmex on Jul 31, 2004 10:24:26 GMT -7
Well, ok then:
J2F Duck
HU-16 Albatross
Martlet
Gulfhawk
Mallard
E2C Hawkeye.......
The Knights Who No Longer Said "Ni" then requested a second shrubbery ("I am Roger. Roger the shrubber...") and then demanded that Arthur cut down the largest tree in the forest with........A HERRING!!
I get better after a few more of those Canadian margaritas...... ;D
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Post by Wayne on Jul 31, 2004 13:13:55 GMT -7
You got the bonus!!!
However, there are at least three more birds.....
(the moose says "no more margaritas" )
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Post by Galvin on Aug 1, 2004 8:21:52 GMT -7
How about the RAF version of the JRF-6 Duck, the Gosling?
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Wayne
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Post by Wayne on Aug 1, 2004 19:45:04 GMT -7
The Gosling is one of them, however it is (or was) the RAF version of the Widgeon.
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Post by Galvin on Aug 1, 2004 20:39:51 GMT -7
Right you are Wayne. Had I even been thinking I would have caught it. Aerofiles incorrectly says it was a Duck in one of its entries but common sense says it's the smaller version of the Goose (as is the Widgeon) and therefore the RAF called it the Gosling.
BTW: My father was one of the design team that converted the first 6 Cyl. Lycoming powered Widgeons over from the 175 HP Ranger engines. He was working as a draftsman and engineer for a company called TECO (Transport Equipment Company) that made seats for airliners but was moonlighting for Lockheed Air Service, the group that made the conversion. I got to crawl all over that airplane while they fiddled with it. I think I was ten or eleven at the time.
I also rememberquite well that TECO had a beautiful young secretary working there in the front office at the time. She later went on to greater things, like acting in movies. Her name was Angie Dickinson.
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Post by Wayne on Aug 1, 2004 21:07:11 GMT -7
oooooo ... now that is a piece of trivia!!!! Most of us never get that close to movie stars...  |
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Wayne
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Post by Wayne on Aug 2, 2004 9:27:26 GMT -7
There are at least 2 more Grumman planes named after birds. Any more takers ? ....or can I declare the first RoUI trivia victory ? ;D ;D |
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Post by jetmex on Aug 2, 2004 14:10:41 GMT -7
You could add the OV-1 Mohawk to that list....
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Post by Wayne on Aug 2, 2004 15:12:48 GMT -7
That's a hairstyle, not a bird !!
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Post by Wayne on Aug 3, 2004 19:00:56 GMT -7
okay one final hint..There are 2 planes left...both are well known, both are propellor driven.
The clock is ticking. . . . .
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Post by Galvin on Aug 7, 2004 22:54:57 GMT -7
The name Gannet was the first one assigned to the Hellcat by the British before they caved in and just called it the "Hellcat I.
Both Grumman Avenger and later the F-14 Tomcat have been unofficially called "turkey" for quite some time.
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Post by Wayne on Aug 8, 2004 7:13:24 GMT -7
Gannet was indeed one. I was surprised that was overlooked when the Martlet was mentioned.
The Turkey nickname was also applied to the TBM (probably before the F-14 even flew)..It was not an official name, and one that I had not even considered - give your self a bonus point, Dave.
Just to put this to rest, (and claim the first stumpage!)
The Grumman G-64 project first flew under the designation XJR2F-1 Pelican. The Navy was not interested in it at the time, but the Air Force was, and it became better known at the SA-16 (later HU-16) Albatross ! !
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